It would seem, given all of the meteorological mayhem of the last week, New Jersey has earned a bit of calm.

First there was the heat and humidity, which left the Garden State sweltering through the work week. Then came the storms, with their apocalyptic skies, torrential rains and non-stop lightning. Finally there was Hurricane Arthur, which brushed the coast and dampened the start to the state's July 4 festivities and left behind the threat of deadly rip currents.

But in the world of weather, things have a way of balancing out. New Jersey is expected to get another near-perfect day today, mirroring Saturday, with temperatures peaking in the 80s under largely sunny skies.

"It looks beautiful," said Valerie Meola, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Mount Holly office. "We're going to remain calm with the drier air in place, maybe a little bit warmer (than Saturday), but it should be beautiful."

A slightly elevated risk of rip currents will remain, as winds in the wake of Arthur could make the surf unpredictable, but even that should continue to improve. Despite an elevated risk of riptides on Saturday, lifeguards reported the surf was remarkably calm.

"As amazing as it seems the water laid pretty flat with this west wind," said Jay Boyd, chief of the Seaside Heights Beach Patrol. We haven't had any rips.... (Saturday) was one of the biggest days of the year in terms of crowd. One of the top 10 most beautiful beach days of the summer."

"Rip currents can occur at any time, it doesn't take a specific risk factor to occur,"

Lifeguards said the beaches were packed to the brim on Saturday, and there's no reason to expect any different today.

"We (had) a line stretching halfway down the boardwalk," said Joe Bongiovanni, the director of beach safety in Asbury Park.

Those headed to the beach could take a lesson from Saturday’s traffic and leave early, officials said.

"Obviously we are a destination at this point. Do I expect traffic? Absolutely," said Lt. Craig Spencer, of the Long Branch Police Department. "It's a three-day weekend, so there might be a little bit more traffic."

By noon Saturday, traffic had slowed to a near-crawl along a 30-mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway that spanned from Union County to near Long Branch. Officials said they anticipate similar issues Sunday evening in the opposite direction as holiday revelers return home for the work week.

Weatherwise, the week looks like it will start in a familiar fashion. High temperatures are expected to creep back toward 90 degrees on Monday and remain there through mid-week with increasing humidity. Another round of storms could be in the offing Tuesday and Wednesday, though they may not pack the same punch without a tropical system like Arthur feeding tropical moisture northward.